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,andmissouripartin aook discussion on race relation and responsibility. many of them are from places that have recently received significant media attention on race relation issues. >> thank you all. it is a great honor to be here. engaged with such a distinguished panel and i know that they are known to all of you, but just for the purposes of the record i would , like to acknowledge who is on the panel. we will proceed by way of posing some questions, asking our panelists to talk about some of the very crucial issues that we are all facing at this time. first, we have the honorable catherine -- she has been a public servant for over 20 years and been a part of the baltimore maryland city council. she is currently the majority leader that is the best politician for getting the job done by the city paper. she has been an entrepreneur by trade and currently also someone who has received the naacp legislator of the year award. we also have with us, the honorable gilda cobb hunter, she is with the south carolina house of representatives. she was the first african-american woman ever ele

, and missouri part in aook discussion on race relation and responsibility. many of them are from places that have recently received significant media attention on race relation issues. >> thank you all. it is a great honor to be here. engaged with such a distinguished panel and i know that they are known to all of you, but just for the purposes of the record i would , like to acknowledge who is on the panel. we will proceed by way of posing some questions, asking our panelists to talk...

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strong proponent of age to victims of domestic violence. the honorable clem smithfrommissouri. hereceived his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member of trade unions working in the aircraft assembly field. senator donnelly trotter who is a member of the illinois state legislature. he has championed health care and assistance to women and children. environmental justice issues. banning assault weapons. salient issue at this moment. he is assistant majority leader. chair of the appropriations committee overseeing the budget. making sure the disadvantaged groups are represented at the table. he has also been a leader in some juvenile justice issues. chief chris burbank, director of the law enforcement engagement policing effort. he recently retired but has been a part of very groundbreaking programs at ucla. ways of addressing bias in policing. an unwavering advocate of the national justice database. he worked with the salt lake city police department from 1991 until this year. was appointed to be chief of police in 2006. most influential leaders in the stat

strong proponent of age to victims of domestic violence. the honorable clem smith from missouri. he received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member of trade unions working in the aircraft assembly field. senator donnelly trotter who is a member of the illinois state legislature. he has championed health care and assistance to women and children. environmental justice issues. banning assault weapons. salient issue at this moment. he is assistant majority leader....

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victims of domestic violence. we also have, the honorable clem smith from thestatemissourihouseof representatives. he's also for the -- he has also received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member working in -- workingt assembly in the aircraft industry. he stands on the executive community, and also on the national labor caucus. we also have with us senator donne e trotter. he was elected to the illinois general assembly in he 1988. previously served in the house of representatives and served as chair of the joint -- illinois legislative black caucus. since then, he has championed health care for women and children, as well as laws banning assault weapons. i think we can all think about why that is particularly salient at this moment. witnessing the current events unfold. currently, he is a majority leader and chair of the appropriations community -- committee overseeing the budget. he is making sure that disadvantage communities are represented at the table. he has also been a leader and justice issues. finally, last but not least, we burbank whoh

victims of domestic violence. we also have, the honorable clem smith from the state missouri house of representatives. he's also for the -- he has also received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member working in -- workingt assembly in the aircraft industry. he stands on the executive community, and also on the national labor caucus. we also have with us senator donne e trotter. he was elected to the illinois general assembly in he 1988. previously served in the...

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yield three minutes to the sponsor of the bill, the gentlemanfrommissouri. thechair: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. > thank you, mr. chairman. 175,268. that's the number of pages of federal regulations that are on the books. that are breaking down the backs of small businesses, farmers, and families across our entire country. some of the folks across the aisle may say that there aren't any unnecessary regulations. there aren't regulations that ause an undue burden on family s. there may not be any that's outdated. let me give you a list of a couple that i've come across. just in the last couple of years. i spoke to some dairy farmers in my congressional district that not too long ago, if they stored more than 1,320 gallons of milk, they had to prepare, according to ezekiel:, the same -- according to e.p.a., the same kind of hazardous spill requirement that these large oil companies do with oil spills. mr. smith: we had the department of labor just a few years ago that tried to say whether my nephews or anyone's kids or grandkids could perform common chores on the family

yield three minutes to the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from missouri. the chair: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. > thank you, mr. chairman. 175,268. that's the number of pages of federal regulations that are on the books. that are breaking down the backs of small businesses, farmers, and families across our entire country. some of the folks across the aisle may say that there aren't any unnecessary regulations. there aren't regulations that ause an undue burden on family...

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respects, you all represent baltimore, south carolina, illinois, newyork,missouri, thereis a powerful thread that really connects all of these places and a kind of racial the accuracy. these are all places where over the past two years, black men, women and children have been , killed by the police and people have paid attention. it is clear that the death of black people at the hands of the police is not new. it is a long-standing part of our history. it is something that black people have struggled with for a long time. indeed going back to 1951, a , group of black africans -- advocates -- including paul robison, filed a petition called "we charge genocide." a bill that they brought to the you in with the repeated violence by the police against black people. what seems to be different now, many people have refused to accept that it is normal. recently, i was pleased to be at an event, the honor of a renowned civil rights lawyer and respected jurist. one of the longest serving federal black judges. he put it this way, when you are in pain, you have to complain. we are intere

respects, you all represent baltimore, south carolina, illinois, new york, missouri, there is a powerful thread that really connects all of these places and a kind of racial the accuracy. these are all places where over the past two years, black men, women and children have been , killed by the police and people have paid attention. it is clear that the death of black people at the hands of the police is not new. it is a long-standing part of our history. it is something that black people have...

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%. [applause] obama: meanwhile,sincemissourirepealeda law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchase permits, gun deaths have increased to almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been confiscated. their rights have not been infringed. and that's just the information we have access to. with more research, we could further improve gun safety. just as with more research, we've reduced traffic fatalities enormously over the last 30 years. we do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. and you know what -- research, science -- those are good things. they work. they do. but think about this. when it comes to an inherently deadly weapon -- nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly -- weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, congress actually voted to m

%. [applause] obama: meanwhile, since missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchase permits, gun deaths have increased to almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been confiscated. their rights have...

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%. meanwhile,sincemissourirepealeda law, done deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that terminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, citizens do not find it any harder than before. their guns have not been confiscated. their rights have not then infringed. and that is just the information we have access to. with more research, we could increase safety. we do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys, harm people said that we make them safer. and you know what? research, science, those are good things. they were. they do. [applause] obama: but think about this, when it comes to an inherently deadly weapon. nobody argues that guns are thattially deadly, weapons kill tens of thousands of americans every year, congress actually voted to make it harder for public health experts to conduct research into gun violence. made it harder to collect data and back. strategies to reduce gun violence. even after san bernardino, they refused to make it

%. meanwhile, since missouri repealed a law, done deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that terminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, citizens do not find it any harder than before. their guns have not been confiscated. their rights have not then infringed. and that is just the information we have access to. with more research, we could increase...

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will move on to our next caller on our republican line. karen from rockawaybeach,missouri. youare on. i had a question and a comment on gun control. what i was wondering is, you made a statement that if a democrat were to win they would probably take back the senate would win republican presidency. i was wondering how you came to that analysis. if it was more so that the american people are like, they just go with the winners. have came to that conclusion. as far as the gun control issue, you hear talk of wanting to take guns away from the mentally ill. i have heard different statistics on the mentally ill and they say that only 2% 3% of the mentally ill actually commit these gun crimes you are talking about and yet they want to take guns away from -- i'm wondering how far they're going to go when it comes to taking guns from the mentally ill. i would like to say, when you consider -- they say they want to do gun control and went you consider the syrian refugees they want to bring in, they flip-flop and say, only a small percentage of those people ever do these crimes therefore we

will move on to our next caller on our republican line. karen from rockaway beach, missouri. you are on. i had a question and a comment on gun control. what i was wondering is, you made a statement that if a democrat were to win they would probably take back the senate would win republican presidency. i was wondering how you came to that analysis. if it was more so that the american people are like, they just go with the winners. have came to that conclusion. as far as the gun control issue,...

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.missourihasa long history of electing democrats. -- thatfederal office is becoming less and less common in missouri has a big -- had a race.nate roy blunt is up for election. he has good approval ratings. ,e also has a good challenger one of the better democratic recruits. 20 years ago i would consider them a tossup because the democratic challenger has the political skill to give the incumbent the challenge. missouri is becoming a more republican state that is harder to find those conservative voters in a state like missouri who will vote for a democratic congressional campaign. host: how much do issues like the syrian refugee crisis, we have been talking about gun control, how much do those issues resonate down when it comes to the house and senate races? guest: in a conservative stateguest: it is about they do not agree with president obama's handling of issues. they do not agree with president obama, they will not agree with the democratic national nominee who may espouse many of the same positions. host: up next we have mike from island pond, vermont. like you are on with jo

. missouri has a long history of electing democrats. -- thatfederal office is becoming less and less common in missouri has a big -- had a race.nate roy blunt is up for election. he has good approval ratings. ,e also has a good challenger one of the better democratic recruits. 20 years ago i would consider them a tossup because the democratic challenger has the political skill to give the incumbent the challenge. missouri is becoming a more republican state that is harder to find those...

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deaths decreased by 40%. 40%. [applause] meanwhile,sincemissourirepealeda law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchased permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been confiscated, their rights have not been infringed. and that's just the information we have access to. with more research we could further improve gun safety just as with more research we've reduced traffic fatalities enormously in the last 30 years. we do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. and you know what, research, science, those are good things. they work. [laughter] [applause] they do. but think about this. en it comes to an inherently deadly weapon, nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly, weapons that kill tens of thousands of ame

deaths decreased by 40%. 40%. [applause] meanwhile, since missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchased permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been...

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,missouri. youare on. i had a question and a comment on gun control. what i was wondering is, you made a statement that if a democrat were to win they would probably take back the senate would win republican presidency. i was wondering how you came to that analysis. if it was more so that the american people are like, they just go with the winners. have came to that conclusion. as far as the gun control issue, you hear talk of wanting to take guns away from the mentally ill. i have heard different statistics on the mentally ill and they say that only 2% 3% of the mentally ill actually commit these gun crimes you are talking about and yet they want to take guns away from -- i'm wondering how far they're going to go when it comes to taking guns from the mentally ill. i would like to say, when you consider -- they say they want to do gun control and went you consider the syrian refugees they want to bring in, they flip-flop and say, only a small percentage of those people ever do these crimes therefore we are to bring them in because only a small portion so it is almost like being on

, missouri. you are on. i had a question and a comment on gun control. what i was wondering is, you made a statement that if a democrat were to win they would probably take back the senate would win republican presidency. i was wondering how you came to that analysis. if it was more so that the american people are like, they just go with the winners. have came to that conclusion. as far as the gun control issue, you hear talk of wanting to take guns away from the mentally ill. i have heard...

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ehtno-historical ground. peopleinmissouricannoteven agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. yet, in times of uncertainty and discord, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common purpose, restore our civic strength, and bring the union back to unity. time and again this is frustrated by the simple, very obvious fact, that the men who came together to confront a common enemy in the 1770's, and to build a more enduring 1789 weren 1787 and not our country's founders -- but rather the founders' great, and great great, and great great great grandchildren. those founders from the 17th century and early 18th century shared very little in common in terms of purpose and intent. most of our true regional cultures date back to that 17th and early 18th centuries. here they are, the original clusters on the east coast, where they originally started from, and the light shading is how far ou

ehtno-historical ground. people in missouri cannot even agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. yet, in times of uncertainty and discord, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common purpose, restore our civic strength, and bring the union back to unity. time and again this is frustrated by...

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committee, the gentleladyfrommissouri, mrs.hartzler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. hartzler: obamacare is hurting people by reducing choices and making it harder for people to access quality, affordable health care. that's why i'm proud to stand here today to support a bill that dismantles key provisions of health care and paves the way for better health care solutions. the restoring american's freedom health care reconciliation act stops the government from forcing citizen buying expensive health plans they don't want. it saves americans money by eliminate manage of the obamacare taxes. additionally, it stops funding for abortion providers like planned paraphernaliahood. they receive over half a billion taxpayer dollars a year even though it's been voed in the harvesting and selling of baby body parts. it is time to stop all tax dollars flowing to abortionists and redirect it to health care providers who care for women without taking innocent life. congress is listening to the people's calls. now it will be up to the president to dec

committee, the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. hartzler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. hartzler: obamacare is hurting people by reducing choices and making it harder for people to access quality, affordable health care. that's why i'm proud to stand here today to support a bill that dismantles key provisions of health care and paves the way for better health care solutions. the restoring american's freedom health care reconciliation act stops the...

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from thestatemissourihouseof representatives. he's also for the -- he has also received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member working in -- workingt assembly in the aircraft industry. he stands on the executive community, and also on the national labor caucus. we also have with us senator donne e trotter. he was elected to the illinois general assembly in he 1988. previously served in the house of representatives and served as chair of the joint -- illinois legislative black caucus. since then, he has championed health care for women and children, as well as laws banning assault weapons. i think we can all think about why that is particularly salient at this moment. witnessing the current events unfold. currently, he is a majority leader and chair of the appropriations community -- committee overseeing the budget. he is making sure that disadvantage communities are represented at the table. he has also been a leader and justice issues. finally, last but not least, we burbank whohris , was the director of the law enforcement engagement for the center o

from the state missouri house of representatives. he's also for the -- he has also received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member working in -- workingt assembly in the aircraft industry. he stands on the executive community, and also on the national labor caucus. we also have with us senator donne e trotter. he was elected to the illinois general assembly in he 1988. previously served in the house of representatives and served as chair of the joint -- illinois...

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about the city because of the recent winter in theg that has goneonmissouririverin the midwest. i worry about flooding in the mississippi delta. complicated issue. think things have to be done on a case-by-case basis. the edmund pettus bridge in alabama, should be named after john lewis. sometimes i think those changes are appropriate. go way too, people far. everyone to look like they did today. we have to sloth of that down some of theous on tearing down of statues and a renaming everything. in new orleans, i am an advocate that we need to do a statue for ruby bridges. people.onoring ruby bridges, being one of many. as a way to outrace the confederate memorials. tearing downto statues, we have to be careful on doing that. heritage, connect culture, what does it all mean. lee was a great west point cadet. host: bob, great falls. i hope my mom is listening. she will not believe i got on. this is her favorite program. i know you wrote the book on franklin roosevelt. we are big bernie sanders fans. wondering, do you think baite sanders is trying to -- break up the big banks, start a

about the city because of the recent winter in theg that has gone on missouri river in the midwest. i worry about flooding in the mississippi delta. complicated issue. think things have to be done on a case-by-case basis. the edmund pettus bridge in alabama, should be named after john lewis. sometimes i think those changes are appropriate. go way too, people far. everyone to look like they did today. we have to sloth of that down some of theous on tearing down of statues and a renaming...

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would have a pretty sound as no historical ground. -- ethno historical ground. peopleinmissouricannoteven agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. in times of uncertainty, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common service -- purpose and bring the union back to unity. time and again this is frustrated by the simple, very obvious fact, that the men who came together to confront a common enemy in the 1770's, and build a more enduring alliance in the 1800s, were not our country's founders -- but rather the founders' great, and great great, and great great great grandchildren. they shared very little in common in terms of purpose and intent. most of our true regional cultures date back to that 17th and early 18th centuries. the original clusters on the east coast, originally started from, and the light shading is where each started. these original clusters on the eastern seabo

would have a pretty sound as no historical ground. -- ethno historical ground. people in missouri cannot even agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. in times of uncertainty, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common service -- purpose and bring the union back to unity. time and again...

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tidewater from the kentucky bluegrass into the west, and also withthemissouricompromise,set-aside misery as missouri as a slave state, but said that all of the territory that makes up the future states of minnesota and iowa and kansas, and nebraska would also be free. it created an additional firewall. there ended up being a creation of a common set of experiences. the midwest is absolutely real, but it is something that is a federated entity, which i think is helpful in the effort to reinvigorate regional studies. we can realize where the achilles heels were as we work out how to define it. the takeaway of this is early settlement can matter a great deal in subsequent history. this is a map of the location of the congregational churches in 1860. each dot is five churches. this is a marker of yankee settlement in 1860. notice the close correspondence to the yankeedom boundaries. but also check out iowa. the yankees try to make it their own, saving them from the kentuckians, and so forth. they created these universities throughout the midwest. but they were not able to achieve domi

tidewater from the kentucky bluegrass into the west, and also with the missouri compromise, set-aside misery as missouri as a slave state, but said that all of the territory that makes up the future states of minnesota and iowa and kansas, and nebraska would also be free. it created an additional firewall. there ended up being a creation of a common set of experiences. the midwest is absolutely real, but it is something that is a federated entity, which i think is helpful in the effort to...

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of gun homicide. recent report from johns hopkins comparing connecticut's law andstmissouri'stheeffect of gun violence rates those homicide rates in two states suggest there's a real connection between the laws books with respect to the easy access of guns to criminals and rates of gun homicide. >> yes, that's correct, senator. there is clear evidence-based conducted by johns hopkins that clearly indicates permit to purchase egulation actually does -- has reduced homicide by 40%. over reduced suicide by 15%. and those numbers are reflected n the inversion in states like missouri who do not have this law where homicide have risen by 40% in the same time period. up in 15%.e gone and it comes down to -- it comes down to access. we're talking about here is the whole fabric of this, with regard to access, with regard to prevention. you mentioned my organization is of work - we do a lot in the space of prevention and finding those individuals who violent e path to behavior and getting them to the help that we need -- that they need. so we should be bolstering our mental health system.

of gun homicide. recent report from johns hopkins comparing connecticut's law and st missouri's the effect of gun violence rates those homicide rates in two states suggest there's a real connection between the laws books with respect to the easy access of guns to criminals and rates of gun homicide. >> yes, that's correct, senator. there is clear evidence-based conducted by johns hopkins that clearly indicates permit to purchase egulation actually does -- has reduced homicide by 40%....

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on pretty sound ehtno-historical ground. peopleinmissouricannoteven agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. yet, in times of uncertainty and discord, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common purpose, restore our civic strength, and bring the union back to unity. time and again this is frustrated by the simple, very obvious fact, that the men who came together to confront a common enemy in the 1770's, and to build a more enduring 1789 weren 1787 and

on pretty sound ehtno-historical ground. people in missouri cannot even agree on how to pronounce the state. clearly state boundaries don't catch something. yet, in times of uncertainty and discord, many americans seek solace in the works of the founding fathers, hoping that if we can return to their ideal, if we understood and followed their original intent, we could find our misplaced sense of common purpose, restore our civic strength, and bring the union back to unity. time and again this...

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joining us. our call isfrommissouri, democratsline. good morning. go ahead. caller: i tell you what. why i am voting for bernie host: thousan-- host: that was our last subject. caller: all the big banks -- are we on or not? ok. clinton has got their hands in the finance is this their and they made millions from that budget. that is why i'm voting for bernie. i think he will straighten this mess of. taking money from big banks, how will you get justice if you do not have someone come in there and do something real? guest: i understand the point he is making. great part of bernie sanders appeal is that he will be a lot tougher. endlessly in on these financial organizations. -- and less lenient on these financial organizations. good morning, america. i have a problem with giving the banks the opportunity to donate banks where they see that. all around me in williamsburg, the political class and the state and federal level all belong to the boards, like the boys and girls club, the state the association and the state teachers association and i see big chunks of change showing up from th

joining us. our call is from missouri, democrats line. good morning. go ahead. caller: i tell you what. why i am voting for bernie host: thousan-- host: that was our last subject. caller: all the big banks -- are we on or not? ok. clinton has got their hands in the finance is this their and they made millions from that budget. that is why i'm voting for bernie. i think he will straighten this mess of. taking money from big banks, how will you get justice if you do not have someone come in...

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pope francis. the lutheranchurchmissourisynodpresident matthew harrison to washington, d.c. -- host: let's wrap this up and make your final statement. caller: i was in d.c. with senator grassley and senator cruz on pro-life work. a pro-choice man and his wife took me and my daughters, kidnapped and attempted to shoot me and stab me. i'm in witness protection. host: we are going to leave your comments stand there. the march for life is today. it will be live online at c-span.org. you will be able to watch it later on the air. it will be live online at c-span.org. lydia is in upper marlboro, maryland, democrats' lives. caller: good morning, peter. this drives me crazy. i'm a 79-year-old woman who was married and had four children and four live births. i lost my husband to domestic violence and he deserted our children. i moved to another state and refused to pay child support. i worked two jobs to raise my children. i get so angry when i hear men calling up in men most of the time when there's a pregnancy, they don't take any responsibility for them. they desert their girlfri

pope francis. the lutheran church missouri synod president matthew harrison to washington, d.c. -- host: let's wrap this up and make your final statement. caller: i was in d.c. with senator grassley and senator cruz on pro-life work. a pro-choice man and his wife took me and my daughters, kidnapped and attempted to shoot me and stab me. i'm in witness protection. host: we are going to leave your comments stand there. the march for life is today. it will be live online at c-span.org. you will...

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: the chair recognizes the gentlewomanfrommissouri, mrs.wagner, for five minutes. mrs. wagner: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of life and in firm opposition to planned parenthood's unconscionable activities. but as i begin my remarks, i want to be very clear about one thing -- the vote that the house will take today is a victory for women's health while also serving as a cry to end the monstrous actions of an organization that continually attacks our most vulnerable -- unborn children. there are more than 13,500 publicly supported alternatives for women's health care in the country, and 588 in missouri. alternatives that treat women without performing abortions, alternatives that will have more access to federal money for women's health care. this means that in missouri alone, there are 45 health clinics for every planned parenthood clinic in the state. so please, please don't be distracted by political rhetoric. we are strengthening our support for wom

: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. wagner, for five minutes. mrs. wagner: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of life and in firm opposition to planned parenthood's unconscionable activities. but as i begin my remarks, i want to be very clear about one thing -- the vote that the house will take today is a victory for women's health while also...

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] >> can you sign my hand? >> thanks a lot. >> when are you comingtomissouri? >>i was just there a couple weeks ago. >> stick around another hour! >> love you donald. >> what's your stand against [indiscernible\] >> stick around another hour. >> love you donald! [indistinct chatter] ? [indistinct chatter] >> thank you for taking a stand against china. a andhim and [indistinct chatter] >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> on capitol hill the congressional hundred office is scheduled to release its annual budget on the economic outlook. the reports for economic growth and the budget deficit over the next 10 years after reportedly being released at 2 p.m. eastern. a summary of the report last week shows that budget deficit increasing, with this year's deficit forecast before i've hundred 40 billion dollars, $100 million more than last year. senator claire mccaskill is back in missouri, where she tweeted these photos from jury duty. she says, on my bucket list to serve. martin o'malley is in iowa toda

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hopkins connecticut's lawagainstmissouri'slaw,and the effect of gun violence rates and gun homicide rates, suggests there is a real connection between the laws on the books with respect to easy access of guns to criminals and rates of homicide. >> that is correct, senator. there is clear evidence-based research conducted by johns hopkins, that clearly indicates the permit to purchase regulation actually has reduced homicides by 40%. it has reduced suicides by over 15%. those numbers are reflected in the inversion in states like do not havet hot -- this lot like missouri. where homicides have risen and suicides have gone up. it comes down to access. what we're talking about here is the whole fabric of this, with regard to access, and prevention. organization,my we do a lot of work in the state of prevention and winding individuals on the path to violent behavior, and getting them help. we should be bolstering our mental health system. we should have a better legislation and mental health reform in place to get these people the help they need. let me get at: the inconsistent reading o

hopkins connecticut's law against missouri's law, and the effect of gun violence rates and gun homicide rates, suggests there is a real connection between the laws on the books with respect to easy access of guns to criminals and rates of homicide. >> that is correct, senator. there is clear evidence-based research conducted by johns hopkins, that clearly indicates the permit to purchase regulation actually has reduced homicides by 40%. it has reduced suicides by over 15%. those numbers...

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. dakotaator from south area the senator from wyoming. the senatorfrommissouri. thesenator from mississippi. the senator from nevada. the senator from illinois area the senator from new york. the senator from washington. the senator from vermont. the senator from montana. michigan, andom the senator from minnesota. ryan: the escort will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [gavel] [applause] sergeant-at-arms: mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. [applause] [indiscernible]

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missouri, mr.luetkemeyer, who is one of the chief sponsors of this legislation. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank chairman goodlatte for working with us on this legislation. there's one thing i hear most often from my constituents, it is the onslaught of federal regulations, that it is the onslaught of federal regulations to keep up with, let alone interpret. our constituents should not need a law degree or employ an army of attorneys or account tans to keep up with the rules we expect them to follow. unfortunately, they do. which is why i support this bill. title 3 of h.r. 712rk the sunshine for regulatory decrees 2015, lement acts of includes a bill i introduced earlier this congress. that bill provides a bipartisan and commonsense reform to afford the american people straightforward and comprehensive access to rules proposed by our executive branch. since the enactment of the administrative procedure act of 1946, federal agencies have been required to keep the public reform -- informed of rules and regulations. this pro

missouri, mr. luetkemeyer, who is one of the chief sponsors of this legislation. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank chairman goodlatte for working with us on this legislation. there's one thing i hear most often from my constituents, it is the onslaught of federal regulations, that it is the onslaught of federal regulations to keep up with, let alone interpret. our constituents should not need a law degree or employ an army of attorneys or...

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missouri? wewill be there for you. thank you, sir. february 1. hour.ck around another >> love you donald! [indistinct chatter] ♪ [indistinct chatter] >> love you donald! [indistinct chatter] ♪ spacet's lonely out in flight a timeless ♪ [indistinct chatter] i think it's going to be a long, long time till touchdown brings me round again to find i'm not the mandate think i am in home no, no, no i'm a rocket man rocket man burden out his fuse up here alone ♪ and i think it's going to be a long, long time till touchdown brings me round again to find i'm not the men they think i am at home no, no, no i'm a rocket man rocket man burning up his fuse appear alone mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids in fact, it's cold as hell and there's no one there to raise them if you did science i don't understand job five days a week a rocket man rocket man ♪ going to be a's long, long time till touchdown brings me around again to find i'm not the man they think i am at home no, no, no i'm a rocket man rocket men vernon out his fuse up here alone ♪ [cheers] [indistinct chatter]

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still have to get food stamps. rich onlyts to the poor, because,he take herinstancemissouri. --take for instance missouri. the police department, because they can i get the tax breaks, what they're doing now is that they are doing fees and other things to collect on poor people. that is where they are getting their taxes from. host: i think we got your point. let's get a response. --st: first of all, i agree i think there is a myth that somehow poor people are poor because rich people are rich. i remember some years ago, with tax on john kerry past a luxury items. cars and boats. what the rich people do is that they stop by and boats. guess what happened yet -- happened yet go -- happened yet go -- happened? inple stopped working factories. senators kerry quickly rescinded that tax break. there is another type of informal tax on the poor. for instance, my daughter lives in costa rica. i call her every day. it cost me nothing. if she was in prison, it would cost me one dollar per minute. taxes the families of inmates. it is a $1.2 billion industry. people who have people incarcerated

still have to get food stamps. rich onlyts to the poor, because,he take her instance missouri. -- take for instance missouri. the police department, because they can i get the tax breaks, what they're doing now is that they are doing fees and other things to collect on poor people. that is where they are getting their taxes from. host: i think we got your point. let's get a response. --st: first of all, i agree i think there is a myth that somehow poor people are poor because rich people are...

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the midwest and also with thelatermissouricompromiseintheearlymissouriry,the main compromise we call it in maine, ut nobody else does, essentially said that all the territory that makes up the uture states of minnesota, iowa, kansas, nebraska and the so on would also be free states and so created this additional firewall. being a here ended up creation of a common set of experiences. so the midwest is absolutely something that this federated entity, which i think is helpful in the worthy inform the worthy effort to reinvigorate regional studies is to realize where those achill ees heels were as work out how to define it and sustain it. the take-away, i guess in all of this, is that early settlement can matter a great deal in history. this, for example, is a map of the location of congregational atlas of from the historical geography of the united states. 1860.gational churches in each dot is five churches. the congregational churches, in defend of the puritan church. so this is the marker of yankee settlement in 1860. notice the close correspondence to my yankee-do

the midwest and also with the later missouri compromise in the early missouri ry, the main compromise we call it in maine, ut nobody else does, essentially said that all the territory that makes up the uture states of minnesota, iowa, kansas, nebraska and the so on would also be free states and so created this additional firewall. being a here ended up creation of a common set of experiences. so the midwest is absolutely something that this federated entity, which i think is helpful in the...

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publicly supported alternatives for women's health care in the country. 588inmissouri. alternativesthat treat women without performing abortions. alternatives that will have more access to federal money for women's health care. this means that in missouri alone, there are 45 health clinics for every planned parenthood clinic in the state. distracted by be political rhetoric. we are strengthening our support for women's health and we are stripping federal taxpayer dollars my organization that --forms more than 300 327,000 abortions a year. host: james from georgia, democrat line. caller: good morning. i am calling in to voice my support for obamacare. it, irecall before we had used to look on the news and hear a lot of people talk about how they did not have health care. a lot of kids with bad diseases and problems that could not get health care and how their parents were suffering and so forth and could not afford to get the care that they needed. i'm calling to voice my opinion. to hear all the republicans call in and talk they express all this disappointment with obamacare this l

publicly supported alternatives for women's health care in the country. 588 in missouri. alternatives that treat women without performing abortions. alternatives that will have more access to federal money for women's health care. this means that in missouri alone, there are 45 health clinics for every planned parenthood clinic in the state. distracted by be political rhetoric. we are strengthening our support for women's health and we are stripping federal taxpayer dollars my organization...

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, joining usfrommissouri. goodmorning. caller: hi, thanks. thank you for c-span. host: good morning, linda. caller: good morning. my issue is really concerning trust. trust is a big part of why i kind of felt -- good morning. yes, i'm sorry. my issue is trust. states now,f the especially with flint, michigan, the government there is saying that he don't want to step down. i feel like he should step down any time that a governor pardons his people. it's noteems like getting too much advertisement about it. host: linda, thank you for the call from missouri. another viewer saying that median income is on the decline and it's a direct result of excessive immigration. dispatches from the final -- across iowa. headline inside of "the new york of all thetographs candidates, including donald jeb bush andrubio, ted cruz. we will have the latest on the air from the cruise campaign. >> i never have and never will support blankets, legalization, or amnesty. >> marco rubio was part of a gang of eight trying to secure amnesty. one of the architects of the plan -- >> you are giving legal status to

, joining us from missouri. good morning. caller: hi, thanks. thank you for c-span. host: good morning, linda. caller: good morning. my issue is really concerning trust. trust is a big part of why i kind of felt -- good morning. yes, i'm sorry. my issue is trust. states now,f the especially with flint, michigan, the government there is saying that he don't want to step down. i feel like he should step down any time that a governor pardons his people. it's noteems like getting too much...

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the way it looks to me, she should be in jail. host: randyfrommissouri, asupporter of hillary clinton, hi. caller: good morning, pedro. tell you what. i'm not so much supporting hillary clinton as i want to make sure that the gains that president obama achieved for us is maintained. and i'm looking at this from a practical standpoint. bernie sanders -- and i have nothing against bernie. ernie will not be able to get to the 270 electoral votes, no matter how much you want him to. this is not a popular vote. this comes down to the electoral vote. if bernie is the ge candidate, democratic strong hold states that are taken off the table which translates to 72 electoral vote counts. stoply, the democrats will in the slate from anywhere the votes0-225 before are cast. the republicans are between 174-190. the bernie, 72 comes off democratic side. 140 in the n to state. these three states, michigan, illinois and wisconsin. you know that democrats have not lost a presidential election in since the last time was 1988. and the other two is pennsylvania and iowa. we're talking about elect

the way it looks to me, she should be in jail. host: randy from missouri, a supporter of hillary clinton, hi. caller: good morning, pedro. tell you what. i'm not so much supporting hillary clinton as i want to make sure that the gains that president obama achieved for us is maintained. and i'm looking at this from a practical standpoint. bernie sanders -- and i have nothing against bernie. ernie will not be able to get to the 270 electoral votes, no matter how much you want him to. this is not...

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when we could've made a significant difference. host: stephen is calling from st.louis,missouri. goodmorning to you. caller: good morning, gentlemen. i want to commend you for having an expert as her guest to talk about mental health. that's instead of the programs that do things that are discussing. i've a question. i'm a 68-year-old vietnam veteran. for 47 years, i've battled anger issues, etc., etc., and went to the veterans administration and psychologist. with diagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder. when i came out of the service, i swore to never touch another .eapon it's my personal belief. i know what weapons can do. , i've been told that post somatic stress is a mental illness. i don't have a weapon that could if i chose to get a weapon in the future, i feel that i may not be able to. can your guest perhaps talk about posttraumatic stress? what is his understanding about all his gun things that we are now speaking of and is there any correlation perhaps between andtraumatic stress suicides? i know i've read enough on that. i would just like to know since it has been designa

when we could've made a significant difference. host: stephen is calling from st. louis, missouri. good morning to you. caller: good morning, gentlemen. i want to commend you for having an expert as her guest to talk about mental health. that's instead of the programs that do things that are discussing. i've a question. i'm a 68-year-old vietnam veteran. for 47 years, i've battled anger issues, etc., etc., and went to the veterans administration and psychologist. with diagnosed posttraumatic...

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11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentlemanfrommissouri, mr.brooks, for five minutes. -- rooks: the speaker pro tempore: sorry. labama for five minutes. mr. brooks: mr. speaker, washington has once again undermined and betrayed struggling american workers who seek jobs to pay enough to support their families. in december, on less than 72 hours' notice, congress and president obama shoved down the throats of americans a 2,000-page financially irresponsible $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that not only risked america's solvency, it also threatens american jobs for american workers. h-2-b ld law, 66,000 foreign worker visas could be issued each year. buried deep in the omnibus bill on page 701 is an obscure provision without even a heading that, according to a labor expert, increases available h-2-b visas up to 264,000 per year. effectively quadrupling visas for low-skilled temporary nonagriculture farm workers. making americans worse, on new year's eve, while america focused on football bowl games and celebrations, president obama issued a 200-page proposed rule to illegally

11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri, mr. brooks, for five minutes. -- rooks: the speaker pro tempore: sorry. labama for five minutes. mr. brooks: mr. speaker, washington has once again undermined and betrayed struggling american workers who seek jobs to pay enough to support their families. in december, on less than 72 hours' notice, congress and president obama shoved down the throats of americans a 2,000-page financially irresponsible $1.1 trillion omnibus spending...

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,sincemissourirepealeda law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchased permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been confiscated, their rights have not been infringed. and that's just the information we have access to. with more research we could further improve gun safety just as with more research we've reduced traffic fatalities enormously in the last 30 years. we do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. and you know what, research, science, those are good things. they work. [laughter] [applause] they do. but think about this. when it comes to an inherently deadly weapon, nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly, weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, congress actually voted to make it har

, since missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchased permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50% higher than the national average. one study found, unsurprisingly, that criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. and the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, law-abiding americans don't find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. their guns have not been confiscated, their rights have not been infringed. and...

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. thank you. [applause] ♪ [indiscernible] >> when my you cometomissouri? carlyfiorina: i am not sure. -- ted cruz: i am not sure. >> thank you so much. thank you. ted cruz: thank you. ♪ [indiscernible] ted cruz: thank you very much. [indiscernible] ted cruz: a little bit of time. don't forget to sign. [laughter] >> thank you so much. >> can you take my picture with him? thanks so much. thank you. ted cruz: what is your name? >> [indiscernible] we get a lot of shadows here. >> thank you very much are being here. -- for being here. [indiscernible] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ted cruz: it is a flat out lie. i have always supported it. >> i think that would help the whole system. ted cruz: thank you very much. it is my birthday. how are you doing sir? >> thank you. ted cruz: very detailed immigration plan on our website. thank you, thank you. >> mr. cruz, that second chronicle verse, [indiscernible] feel -- thank you very much. god bless you. >> a real pleasure to have you. it i

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comingmissouri? >>i was just there a couple weeks ago. another hour!d >> love you donald. your stand against [indiscernible\] >> stick around another hour. >> love you donald! [indistinct chatter] ♪ [indistinct chatter] >> thank you for taking a stand against china. trump. you, mr. [indistinct chatter] gonna be high as a kite [indiscernible] i miss my wife sea lonely out at and i think it's going to be a long, long time till touchdown brings me round again to find i'm not the man that you think i am at home rocket man rocket man and i think it's going time a long, long i amot the man you think at home nono, no, rocket man buruning out his fuse up here alone mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids in fact, it's cold as hell and there's no one there to raise them if you did and all the science i don't understand it's just my job five days a week a rocket man rocket man up hereout his fuse alone ♪ and i think it's going to be a long, long time no, no, no i'm a rocket man rocket man ♪ mr. trump! he said "hi" to me. [indistinct chatter] ♪ >> a democratic presidential candi

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charming, and does not spend a lot of time on the ground. mike was born in st.louis,missouriwherehe graduated from christian brothers college high school. he was awarded the degree of fine arts from washington university. he began his career on the arts staff of the chicago daily news. the following year, he began two years with the united states army. as an artist in okinawa. after vietnam, his mentor helped him find a cartooning position on the dayton daily news in 1969. his cartoons became syndicated in 1972. in 1981, he was awarded the pulitzer prize for journalism and in 1994, the award-winning mother goose and grim extract was born with the help of his wife marian. his daughter molly is here with us. next to mike peters is ann thomas who created animated editorial comments and a blog and sketches for the washington post. she won the pulitzer prize in 2001 for her print cartoons -- among the works acknowledged were cartoons of the 2000 campaign in which among other things she depicted the choices as different types of cereal and different ingredients and affected the role of

charming, and does not spend a lot of time on the ground. mike was born in st. louis, missouri where he graduated from christian brothers college high school. he was awarded the degree of fine arts from washington university. he began his career on the arts staff of the chicago daily news. the following year, he began two years with the united states army. as an artist in okinawa. after vietnam, his mentor helped him find a cartooning position on the dayton daily news in 1969. his cartoons...

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need to develop a better way and a newway.missouri, ademocrat. good morning to you. caller: it seems like all i hear are about benghazi and before -- thens peel -- before four americans killed. anything about how we slaughtered gadhafi and his people. just murderers. into iraqe used to go slaughter saddam hussein and his people -- look at it now. host: congressman? guest: america is a great country. we haven't been spending most of our time talking about in ghazi. we are talking about the bigger issues. and i might use a slightly different language to describe what has happened over the last 12 or 14 years but i would agree with you that the policies have not worked. but that doesn't mean that we can't develop a different set of policies to defeat the threat of radical jihadists. we just have to recognize it for what it is and develop a set of consistent policies. host: tom in fort wayne, indiana. an independent. caller: first of all, i don't know why we keep developing more weapons. we have a jet we can't fly. people can fly it that fast. all, most of the people out there are

need to develop a better way and a new way. missouri, a democrat. good morning to you. caller: it seems like all i hear are about benghazi and before -- thens peel -- before four americans killed. anything about how we slaughtered gadhafi and his people. just murderers. into iraqe used to go slaughter saddam hussein and his people -- look at it now. host: congressman? guest: america is a great country. we haven't been spending most of our time talking about in ghazi. we are talking about the...

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will you cometomissouri? tedcruz: i am not sure. >> thank you so much. thank you. ted cruz: thank you. >> thank you so much. >> can you take my picture with him? hanks so much. > thank you. ted cruz: it is a flat out lie. i have always supported it. >> i think that would help the whole system. ted cruz: thank you very uch. ted cruz: very detailed immigration plan on our website. thank you, thank you. >> mr. cruz, that second chronicle verse, inaudible] i feel -- thank you very uch. ted cruz: god bless you. >> a real pleasure to have you. >> it is great to have you here, senator.

will you come to missouri? ted cruz: i am not sure. >> thank you so much. thank you. ted cruz: thank you. >> thank you so much. >> can you take my picture with him? hanks so much. > thank you. ted cruz: it is a flat out lie. i have always supported it. >> i think that would help the whole system. ted cruz: thank you very uch. ted cruz: very detailed immigration plan on our website. thank you, thank you. >> mr. cruz, that second chronicle verse, inaudible] i...

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magazine and the governorofmissourijoiningfellow governors focusing on the flood damage across the region. he points out yesterday he toured the flood ravaged area, including along the mississippi river and the illinois river. this is a map on the washington post. governor nixon of missouri and fellow governors looking at the damage from the area through arkansas after illinois. cheryl is next from st. paul, minnesota. democrats line. caller: good morning. host: how are you? caller: i'm good. host: who is your candidate? caller: hillary. host: why? caller: she knows more about foreign affairs. she made a mistake with the making a mistake with e-mails, someone else did it but they are not telling on them. it will come out later on. and donald trump will have this world in a worse position than it was. what about the previous years with the republicans were in there? i wouldn't vote for any republicans simply because donald trump will have this world in a worse condition than it is in already. carson does not know anything but foreign affairs. andink hillary knows more she will g

magazine and the governor of missouri joining fellow governors focusing on the flood damage across the region. he points out yesterday he toured the flood ravaged area, including along the mississippi river and the illinois river. this is a map on the washington post. governor nixon of missouri and fellow governors looking at the damage from the area through arkansas after illinois. cheryl is next from st. paul, minnesota. democrats line. caller: good morning. host: how are you? caller: i'm...

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. they still have to get food stamps. rich onlyts to the poor, because,he take herinstancemissouri. --take for instance missouri. the police department, because they can i get the tax breaks, what they're doing now is that they are doing fees and other things to collect on poor people. that is where they are getting their taxes from. host: i think we got your point. let's get a response. --st: first of all, i agree i think there is a myth that somehow poor people are poor because rich people are rich. i remember some years ago, with tax on john kerry past a luxury items. cars and boats. what the rich people do is that they stop by and boats. guess what happened yet -- happened yet go -- happened yet go -- happened? inple stopped working factories. senators kerry quickly rescinded that tax break. there is another type of informal tax on the poor. for instance, my daughter lives in costa rica. i call her every day. it cost me nothing. if she was in prison, it would cost me one dollar per minute. taxes the families of inmates. it is a $1.2 billion industry. people who have people inc

. they still have to get food stamps. rich onlyts to the poor, because,he take her instance missouri. -- take for instance missouri. the police department, because they can i get the tax breaks, what they're doing now is that they are doing fees and other things to collect on poor people. that is where they are getting their taxes from. host: i think we got your point. let's get a response. --st: first of all, i agree i think there is a myth that somehow poor people are poor because rich people...

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president could do another term. kennyinmissouri, democrat.are you an angry voter? caller: i'm a helpful angry voter. host: what does that mean? caller: -- hopeful angry voter. i am hopeful because i will support bernie sanders and his vision for america inspires me. i think health care is a right. i want affordable college. i agree with him on climate change and so forth. -- i am angryause with the citizens united decision. the dark money in politics. i am angry at the very blatantly partisan gerrymandered districts. i am angry at the voter suppression and disenfranchisement. those are things that make me angry. sanderseful that bernie is going to be our nominee. he can be our nominee if we go out and vote and he will be our nominee. if we go and vote, he will win by a landslide. let's say hillary is our nominee or it i think a lot of us democrats in 2016 will still vote democratic because we know that supreme court justice appointments and to hold health care together is important. but i say watch out in 2020. i think we want the money out. you see what i am saying? 2020 might

president could do another term. kenny in missouri, democrat. are you an angry voter? caller: i'm a helpful angry voter. host: what does that mean? caller: -- hopeful angry voter. i am hopeful because i will support bernie sanders and his vision for america inspires me. i think health care is a right. i want affordable college. i agree with him on climate change and so forth. -- i am angryause with the citizens united decision. the dark money in politics. i am angry at the very blatantly...

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connecticut's lawtomissouri'slaw,comparing homicide rates, suggesting there is a connection to the laws on the book with respect to the easy access of guns and rates of gun homicide. >> yes, that's correct. there is research by john hopkins that clearly indicates actuallyregulation reduce homicides by 40%. it is reduce suicides by 15%. those numbers are reflected in the inversion of states that do not have this law. where homicides have risen and suicides have gone up. it comes down to access. here isre talking about the whole fabric of this come up with regard to prevention. you mentioned my organization, we do a lot of work in the state of prevention and violent behavior. -- we should be bolstering our mental health system. we should have mental health reform in place to get these people the help they need. murphy: limits are with you, dr. malcolm, i just want to make this clear for the record. he spent a decent amount of your testimony talking about a conversation including individuals on the no-fly list on the list of people who would prohibited from purchasing a gun. malco

connecticut's law to missouri's law, comparing homicide rates, suggesting there is a connection to the laws on the book with respect to the easy access of guns and rates of gun homicide. >> yes, that's correct. there is research by john hopkins that clearly indicates actuallyregulation reduce homicides by 40%. it is reduce suicides by 15%. those numbers are reflected in the inversion of states that do not have this law. where homicides have risen and suicides have gone up. it comes down...

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city, went to the universityofmissouriandhad friends from charles up here.d to come my aunt gertrude and uncle claude are from fort madison. a kid and haveas come back often, now that i'm in politics, when i was dnc chair, and caucusing for president obama in 2008. it's great to come back to this pillar exhibit a of grassroots democracy and thank you for all the work you have done. do you have a little more in the tank for the next 10 days? [applause] i know that secretary clinton really needs you, hillary really needs you for the next 10 days especially because the grassroots energy is what makes all the difference. what makes ait is difference in presidential politics generally. i want to tell you why i'm so strong for hillary. little bit about me first. i was a missionary in honduras, a civil rights lawyer for 17 years, and i've been a city councilman, mayor, lieutenant, national party chair senator. i can't keep a job. [laughter] had the unusual experience of working at local government, state governments, and now at the federal level. that's a bit rare. potholesen issue

city, went to the university of missouri and had friends from charles up here.d to come my aunt gertrude and uncle claude are from fort madison. a kid and haveas come back often, now that i'm in politics, when i was dnc chair, and caucusing for president obama in 2008. it's great to come back to this pillar exhibit a of grassroots democracy and thank you for all the work you have done. do you have a little more in the tank for the next 10 days? [applause] i know that secretary clinton really...

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